diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/apparmor/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/apparmor/default.nix
index 1a2aa2943055..64c33fed748b 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/apparmor/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/apparmor/default.nix
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ let
       perl
       python
       libapparmor
-      libapparmor.python
+      (libapparmor.python or null)
     ];
 
     prePatch = prePatchCommon +